India coronavirus: Man charged over oxygen SOS for dying grandfather [View all]
Source: BBC
Police in India are prosecuting a man who used Twitter to try to find oxygen for his dying grandfather.
Officers in Uttar Pradesh state charged Shashank Yadav with spreading a rumour over oxygen shortages "with intent to cause... fear or alarm".
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Uttar Pradesh is among India's worst-hit states. Its chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, is accused of downplaying the severity of the coronavirus crisis.
Earlier this week, Mr Adityanath, a right-wing ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanded that the property of anyone spreading rumours and propaganda be seized.
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Mr Yadav's grandfather died on Monday night, apparently of a heart attack. Officials said he had not been suffering from Covid-19, but the circumstances around his death remain unclear.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56894757
He could face jail - for this:
Link to tweet
(Sonu Sood is a Bollywood actor)
The nationalists in India really are atrocious.
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